PepsiCo Inc.’s board of directors has unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed Indra K. Nooyi, 62, as the company’s CEO. Nooyi will step down on Oct. 3 after 24 years with the company, including 12 as CEO. She will remain chairman until early 2019 to ensure a smooth and seamless transition, says PepsiCo. Laguarta also was elected […]
Category: Women In The News
13th Annual Showcase Of Women Of Influence In The Food Industry
We are proud to present the 13th annual edition of Women of Influence in the Food Industry. The honorees represent companies coast to coast and have various backgrounds and experience. The categories include manufacturers, brokers, distributors, retailers, chefs, convenience stores, organizations/associations and restaurants. These women trendsetters are qualified for inclusion in this prestigious listing because […]
Pamela Bailey To Retire After Nearly 10 Years As GMA President, CEO
Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), will retire later this year following nearly 10 years of leading the organization. Bailey will remain with GMA and manage the organization as the board of directors conducts a search for her successor, with Leslie Hortum of Spencer Stuart retained to lead the […]
CEO Out At New Seasons Market As Retailer Rethinks Calif. Strategy
New Seasons Market CEO Wendy Collie is departing the Portland, Oregon-based grocery chain as the company makes a “strategic shift in business direction.” Other changes include a flattening of the executive leadership structure, as well as a decision to close the Sunnyvale, California, New Seasons location and halt further expansion in the state. In California, […]
Kroger Promotes Two, Names First African-American Division Leader
The Kroger Co. has made two leadership promotions that it says will support its Restock Kroger plan. Steve McKinney, currently president of the Fry’s Food Stores division, has been promoted to SVP of retail divisions for the company, effective Feb. 5. Monica Garnes, currently corporate VP of produce-floral merchandising, will succeed McKinney as president of the Fry’s division. […]
Morris To Succeed Denningham As COO Of Albertsons Cos.
Albertsons Cos. said Jan. 16 that President and COO Wayne Denningham plans to retire near the end of the company’s fiscal year, which typically falls in late February. Denningham’s career at Albertsons has spanned 40 years, having started working as a clerk as a teenager. Susan Morris will become EVP and COO, overseeing supply chain, manufacturing […]
Company Veteran Wescoe Named President Of Whole Foods’ Northeast Region
Whole Foods Market announced Jan. 8 that it has appointed 24-year company veteran Nicole Wescoe as president of its Northeast region, overseeing 41 stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Her territory includes the East Coast’s first Whole Foods Market 365 store, opening in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood in January, and a new Whole […]
Tandy Harvey Is Shelby’s Midwest Woman Executive Of The Year
Providence Brought Tandy Harvey to Supervalu by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest Tandy S. Harvey will tell you she loves Supervalu, a company she has spent more than three decades serving. Her first job was a part-time summer gig in a warehouse in Champaign, Illinois, in the mid-1980s. She was in college earning a mechanical engineering technology degree […]
